10 Great Horror Movies Turning 20 In 2025

10. The Devil's Rejects

Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses was an energetic, colorful, depraved, and darkly comedic effort that showed considerable promise for the fledgling filmmaker. However, it was also an unabashedly derivative tribute to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (but with the metal attitude and comic book flashiness of Zombie’s non-cinematic ventures).

Although it’s not exactly groundbreaking either, Zombie’s direct follow-up – The Devil’s Rejects – was a significant improvement, to the point that many fans still rank it as his greatest movie.

In contrast to the somewhat amateurish grindhouse/exploitation tone of its predecessor, The Devil’s Rejects seems professionally and confidently made. From its cinematography and locations to its acting and soundtrack, The Devil’s Rejects feels much more like a “real” movie.

Likewise, its Western revenge/serial killer road trip narrative is fairly well told and consistently compelling, with all three surviving members of the lovably loathsome Firefly family (Otis, Baby, and Captain Spaulding) receiving more depth and appeal alongside their equally psychopathic rival, Sheriff Wydell.

Their epic final showdown – supported by Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Free Bird and Terry Reid’s Seed of Memory – is the icing on the cake, cementing The Devil’s Rejects as major evolution for Zombie.

(Let’s just forget that 3 From Hell exists, okay?)